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/*
 * Created on May 25, 2004
 */
package org.apache.jorphan.math;

import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.Comparator;

/**
 * @author pete
 * 
 */
public class NumberComparator implements Comparator, Serializable {

	/**
	 * 
	 */
	public NumberComparator() {
		super();
	}

	/*
	 * (non-Javadoc)
	 * 
	 * @see java.util.Comparator#compare(java.lang.Object, java.lang.Object)
	 */
	public int compare(Object val1, Object val2) {
		Number[] n1 = (Number[]) val1;
		Number[] n2 = (Number[]) val2;
		if (n1[0].longValue() < n2[0].longValue()) {
			return -1;
		} else if (n1[0].longValue() == n2[0].longValue()) {
			return 0;
		} else {
			return 1;
		}
	}

}
